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1. (n.) siege
the act or process of surrounding and attacking a fortified place in such a way as to compel the surrender of the defenders.
2. siege
any prolonged effort to overcome resistance.
3. siege
a series of besetting illnesses or troubles:
a siege of head colds.
4. siege
a prolonged period of trouble.
5. siege
Obs.
6. siege
a seat for a person of distinction; throne.
7. (v.t.) siege
to assail or assault; besiege.
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) siege, besieging, beleaguering, military blockade
the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack
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1. (noun) siege
when the military or police surround a building or town
a siege of the castle
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) siege
a seat; especially, a royal seat; a throne
2. (noun) siege
hence, place or situation; seat
3. (noun) siege
rank; grade; station; estimation
4. (noun) siege
passage of excrements; stool; fecal matter
5. (noun) siege
the sitting of an army around or before a fortified place for the purpose of compelling the garrison to surrender; the surrounding or investing of a place by an army, and approaching it by passages and advanced works, which cover the besiegers from the enemy's fire. See the Note under Blockade
6. (noun) siege
hence, a continued attempt to gain possession
7. (noun) siege
the floor of a glass-furnace
8. (noun) siege
a workman's bench
9. (verb) siege
to besiege; to beset
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Sense: an attempt to capture a fort or town by keeping it surrounded by an armed force until it surrenders
The town is under siege.
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 Afrikaans: beleg |
 Arabic: حِصار، مُحاصَرَه |
 Bulgarian: обсада |
 Brazilian: cerco |
 Czech: obležení |
 German: die Belagerung |
 Danish: belejring |
 Greek: πολιορκία |
 Spanish: cerco, sitio |
 Estonian: piiramine |
 Farsi: محاصره |
 Finnish: piiritys |
 French: siège |
 Hebrew: מָצוֹר |
 Hindi: घेराबंदी |
 Croatian: opsada |
 Hungarian: ostrom |
 Indonesian: pengepungan |
 Icelandic: umsátur |
 Italian: assedio |
 Japanese: 包囲攻撃 |
 Korean: 포위 |
 Lithuanian: apgultis |
 Latvian: aplenkums |
 Malay: pengepungan |
 Dutch: beleg |
 Norwegian: beleiring |
 Polish: oblężenie |
 Persian: محاصره |
 Pashto: كلابندي، ايسارونه (محاصره |
 Portuguese: cerco |
 Romanian: asediu |
 Russian: осада |
 Slovak: obliehanie |
 Slovenian: obleganje |
 Serbian: opsada |
 Swedish: belägring |
 Thai: การโอบล้อม |
 Turkish: kuşatma |
 Taiwanese: 包圍 |
 Ukrainian: облога |
 Urdu: قابو میں لینے کی کوشش |
 Vietnamese: sự vây hãm |
 Chinese: 围攻，包围 |
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